Wednesday, August 17, 2011

I finally decided to review a beer from
the oldest brewery in America. Yuengling Traditional Lager is
Yuengling Brewery’s flagship beer that is distributed to 14 states
on the east coast. They include the following: Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., West Virginia,
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, and Alabama. They soon plan to distribute to Ohio as
early as October of this year. Supposedly, this is President Obama's
favorite brew. Who knew?

Appearance

Out of a can, this beer poured a rich
copper color into my Guinness pint glass. The carbonation on this
one was very apparent. The head was light brown with a one and
half finger length, which dissipated fairly quickly.

Grade: 3.5/5

Aroma

For the most part, the aroma wasn't
really overwhelming. You got hints of caramel and toffee with an
underlying grassy hop. For 4.4% abv., my olfactory system sure got
more than it expected.

Grade: 7/10

Taste

Enjoying Yuengling Traditional Lager.

The taste wasn't complex, but it did
have more to offer than your regular American lager. I experienced
sweet malt in the front and middle. In the back end, I was hit with
this lemony/salty flavor that surprisingly wasn't off putting. This
was light to medium body with a thin watery texture. Carbonation
feel was soft that went well with the lemony finish.

Grade: 7/10

Overall

All in all, this was a pretty decent
beer. For around six dollars a six pack, you really can do worse. I
definitely see myself buying a 6-12 pack of this and watching a
sporting event or busting it out for a tailgate. Football season
will be just around the corner, so pick yourself up a case!